Under the Sea Birthday Party!

Sweet Baby Peyton turned one last week!

Her Grandma decided to have an Under the Sea Party since Peyton was born in Florida and lives minutes from the beautiful Ocean.

My Sister is an even bigger Party theme planner than I am so I knew details were very important!

She asked me to make the cake and I couldn't have been happier! There was a time that my mixer was constantly whirling up cake batters and orders for the weekend but I have kind of put it aside since {A} and I started our ***SHAMELESS PLUG ALERT *** http://littlemissmillie.storenvy.com

Headband business.

So here without further adieu are the photos of the party...

My Sister had asked me to create a crown for the Guest of Honor. I just googled crown templates and picked the shape that I liked best. I than cut it out of the cardboard felt squares and decorated it like this... Handmade roses, pearls, rhinestones and bird cage veiling!

Of course she needed something for her chubby little toes, so I crocheted her a pair of toe sandals adorned with pearls and handmade roses.

The headband is for her casual wear during the party! Kind of like a Bride having a second outfit to change into LOL

This is her smash cake! Some little ones just stare at them and don't know what to do with them, not Peyton! As you will see in other pictures she knew exactly what to do!

Here is her Under the Sea cake! Chocolate cake on the bottom with fudge filling, white cake on the top all iced in creamy buttercream! The decorations were all hand molded with Satin Ice Fondant!

She promptly plucked the Octopus off of the top and popped it in her mouth lol

Here is the beauty waiting for her Guests to arrive!

The chubby little legs that will soon be running...

Listening intently to her Grandmother...

And then she dug in....

Needless to say she loved her first taste of sweet buttercream...

She decorated her picture window as an Aquarium!

And the front door...

The little ones also had cake pop squids...

And of course the Birthday Girl's Chair matched the theme with fish swimming on the glass panes behind her...

She is such a happy baby...

Look at the adorable sandwiches...

Her Banner...

Life Savers and twine wrapped the utensils...

And the sweetest picture of all?

She babbled and squealed to her Mommy who is deployed in Kuwait and had to miss her precious baby's First Birthday

Happy First Birthday Peyton! 

Jillian, we are loving and hugging and squeezing your sweet Babies until they are in your arms again.

Have a tickled pink day.

Hydrangea Wreath...

It's that time of year again.

The time of year that I hang a Spring wreath on my door and than every time I leave the house I think, I HAVE to make a new wreath! They usually only last a couple of seasons before the color is drained and they start looking more shabby than chic.

So after meeting my darling Daughter  {A} at the Mall today, I decided to stop by where?.... you got it the Craft Store.

After living in our Home for 19 years I think I have had just about every color combination of wreaths. When the Hydrangeas in the big container at the end of the aisle jumped out and said buy me, I said don't mind if I do!

Hydrangeas have always been one of my favorite flowers, besides roses of course!

If you love them too this could not have been easier to make, I promise you do not need one crafting bone in your little old body!

You DO need...

1. A glue gun {except watch your fingers, I don't think I have ever used one without getting at least one searing hot burn to the bone drop of glue on me.} Fifi Laroo cowers in her cage when she sees it as she knows the words that will soon follow. Which reminds me of a funny story. 

When {A} was little I use to sew a lot of her clothing, especially her frilly dresses. One day I was getting out my sewing machine when {A} saw me. She said in her 3 year old little voice "oh Mommy whenever you sew it makes my belly hurt" I said honey, why does it make your belly hurt? She said "because you always yell bad words" out of the mouths of Babes! So yes I am a crafter, but I seem to have a reputation around small children and dogs that I have a potty mouth while doing so!

2. A grapevine wreath or a base of your choice

3. Silk hydrangeas I bought four bushes that had five flower heads on each so 20 flower heads make a nice size wreath

4. Ribbon to hang it from. I bought an olive colored soft satin and made sure that I had extra for when the one I have on it now weathers.

That's it! Easy peasy.

Cut off your flower heads and glue them side by side around your wreath. Loop your ribbon through and tie a bow for it to hang from.

Wa la ~ you have a beautiful new wreath and I will have peace of mind every time that I pull out of my driveway that the wreath on the front door isn't faded!

For now.

Have a tickled pink day!

Little Faces to Love....

Where has the time gone?!

It was just Easter and I blinked my eyes and it's almost May!

I have been busy doing my usual, crocheting, creating and oh yes, babysitting my darling little Great Nieces!

Wow, I hadn't realized how old I have grown until I started watching them 3 days a week while my Sister works. Chasing after a two year old and her adorable 11 month old Sister has left these bones feeling old and tired by the end of the day!

Oh my gosh the joy they bring though is incredible. Like the day Mia, the two year old wanted me to lay in her toddler bed for "rest time" in the meantime her little Sister was making a racket banging pots and pans in the play kitchen. This made Mia sit up and say "Peyton! quiet down, I'm trying to get Aunt Michele to sleep!" They make me laugh a hundred times a day and sometimes bring tears to my eyes for being so sweet and innocent. Mia reminds me a couple of times a day that her Mommy is at work in Kuwait and she gets to visit her on the computer. Thank God for technology that lets these precious babies see their Momma's face everyday.

Only these little faces could make me get out of bed at 5:30 a.m. and on the road by 6! Well, that and the thought of their Mommy being so far away. We need to smother them with love.

These are the crocheted sandals that I have been making. I am in LOVE with them! So tiny and adorable...

Have a tickled pink day!

Easter 2013

We had the most amazing Easter!

Something about having little one's around during the Holidays just makes it so much fun!

Little Mia and her Sister Peyton have come to stay with their Grandma and Grandpa (my Sister and Brother in Law) while their brave Mommy is deployed to Kuwait. It makes you think of all of the other Military families that have been or are going through this. We take for granted sometimes what our Military sacrifices for us. Although it's heart breaking for everyone to have these little sweethearts away from their Mommy & Daddy for so long, at least they have a close, strong Family & we all plan to spoil them with love!

Back to Easter! 

We had a wonderful, full dinner with an abundance of food and drink. After Dinner we had the children run around the backyard and hunt for Easter eggs. It was then time for them to sing Here Comes Peter Cotton Tail! That's when the Easter Bunny appeared with a basket full of treats. It was such a fun, magical moment to see the expressions on the little ones faces as they saw him come outside!

I hope that your Easter, if you celebrate, was just as wonderful!

Gorgeous Mia the big sister...

Gorgeous Peyton the little sister...

Peeps to match the color theme...

Mr McGregor's garden cake for the Children's table...